What I learned about that! Things that could have turned out badly
02-09-2008 | 10:09 AM
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What I learned about that! Things that could have turned out badly
Recently, on a Cargo 747 Classic, the Cargo was not tied down correctly.
A giant drill bit used to DRILL FOR OIL slid OUT off the pallet and PUNCHED through the pressure bulkhead all the way through to the rear stabilzer!
The airplane was able to turn and return to the airport. It's now stuck in Africa in the middle of nowere with a Halliburton drill bit stuck between the fuselage and the Horiz. stab. Lesson learned: make sure your stuff is tied down and the loadmaster looks over all cargo to make sure the unlikely cant happen.
Whats the craziest, scariest or luckiest thing that ever happened to you flying?
A giant drill bit used to DRILL FOR OIL slid OUT off the pallet and PUNCHED through the pressure bulkhead all the way through to the rear stabilzer!
The airplane was able to turn and return to the airport. It's now stuck in Africa in the middle of nowere with a Halliburton drill bit stuck between the fuselage and the Horiz. stab. Lesson learned: make sure your stuff is tied down and the loadmaster looks over all cargo to make sure the unlikely cant happen.
Whats the craziest, scariest or luckiest thing that ever happened to you flying?
02-09-2008 | 01:13 PM
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Watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfzaAYEEZ7Y
The COD getting the cat shot here (@ 0:16 second point of the video) had a hydraulic pump for the ship break free from the tie downs -- Cg shifts to the tail they go vertical, stall, augured in. Mishap investigators believe all apparently died before water impact when the load (a 2 ton motor mind you) then shifted all the way forward as they nose dived for the ocean crushing them (loadmaster and 2 pilots).
Be grateful your load was more kind and only broke your plane in B.F.E. Africa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfzaAYEEZ7Y
The COD getting the cat shot here (@ 0:16 second point of the video) had a hydraulic pump for the ship break free from the tie downs -- Cg shifts to the tail they go vertical, stall, augured in. Mishap investigators believe all apparently died before water impact when the load (a 2 ton motor mind you) then shifted all the way forward as they nose dived for the ocean crushing them (loadmaster and 2 pilots).
Be grateful your load was more kind and only broke your plane in B.F.E. Africa.
02-10-2008 | 07:11 AM
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I was the Co-pilot of a relief crew crossing the pacific. After waking up, I walked into the flightdeck to figure out when exactly they wanted me in the seat. I noticed the "yokes" on both sides were turning right, yet the airplane was wings level and a bit more nose up than usual. Both pilots were playing some video game on the center console.
The flight engineer had started a fuel transfer and then decided to get out of the seat to use the restroom. Then he decided to make lunch at the galley. (two big no-nos). The result was a 17K fuel imbalance between the wings while the limit was 4K. I don't know what the max theoretical fuel imbalance is, but we had to be very close to it.
-Fatty
The flight engineer had started a fuel transfer and then decided to get out of the seat to use the restroom. Then he decided to make lunch at the galley. (two big no-nos). The result was a 17K fuel imbalance between the wings while the limit was 4K. I don't know what the max theoretical fuel imbalance is, but we had to be very close to it.
-Fatty
02-10-2008 | 03:11 PM
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I was the Co-pilot of a relief crew crossing the pacific. After waking up, I walked into the flightdeck to figure out when exactly they wanted me in the seat. I noticed the "yokes" on both sides were turning right, yet the airplane was wings level and a bit more nose up than usual. Both pilots were playing some video game on the center console.
The flight engineer had started a fuel transfer and then decided to get out of the seat to use the restroom. Then he decided to make lunch at the galley. (two big no-nos). The result was a 17K fuel imbalance between the wings while the limit was 4K. I don't know what the max theoretical fuel imbalance is, but we had to be very close to it.
-Fatty
The flight engineer had started a fuel transfer and then decided to get out of the seat to use the restroom. Then he decided to make lunch at the galley. (two big no-nos). The result was a 17K fuel imbalance between the wings while the limit was 4K. I don't know what the max theoretical fuel imbalance is, but we had to be very close to it.
-Fatty
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